Laser Treatment Allergic Rhinitis

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Laser treatment allergic rhinitis.

Allergic rhinitis or hay fever is an allergic response to specific allergens. Other symptoms of rhinitis are headache loss of smell rhino sinusitis and accumulation of mucus in the throat. The inferior turbinates of 140 patients with perennial allergic rhinitis were vaporized by a defocused carbon dioxide co 2 laser beam using specially designed handpieces. To find out whether your symptoms might be caused by a certain allergen your skin is pricked and exposed to small amounts of common airborne allergens such as dust mites mold pollen cat and dog dander.

These are allergy symptoms that occur with the. New orleans laser ablation of the posterior nasal nerve provided durable relief from rhinitis and use of rhinitis medications decreased substantially results of a small prospective series. Nasal obstruction can lead to snoring sleeping problems and reduction of daily performance. Among these patients 131 showed improvement in subjective symptoms one month after laser surgery.

A review of the preclinical and clinical data of newer intranasal steroids used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis published correction appears in j allergy clin immunol. Photodynamic therapy has been used in treating immune mediated dermatological conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. One is for laser treatment to nasal cavity with two probes and another one is for low frequency stimulation to nasal outer part. There are emerging reports on the efficacy of intranasal phototherapy in allergic rhinitis.

Pollen is the most common allergen in seasonal allergic rhinitis. Specifically treatment options include environmental control for allergen avoidance pharmacotherapy acupuncture soft laser phototherapy and immune therapy in all cases the primary goal of treatment is to control the symptoms without altering the child s ability to function. A second but equally important goal is to prevent the development of the squeal of allergic rhinitis. In their discussion of the treatment of allergic rhinitis the authors present key features of the disease and its management allergen responses the role of the inferior turbinate and reviews of outcomes with submucosal resection total inferior turbinectomy cryosurgery laser cautery radical turbinectomy submucous turbinectomy submucous electrocautery and microdebriber turbinoplasty.